Hi there, even though I'm European it's easy to say that NA is currently the best region out here. Do u guys think it's due to the fact that most tier 2, tier 3 or even tier 1 (such as nitr0) cs pro players switched to valorant? And how long will it last? Feel free to speak your mind.
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The reason why EU is 2nd best region in my opinion, its because the comms, you can barely hear any1 speaking english when playing EU ranked, I I watch SEN SicK twitch streams and i hear english speaking sometimes 5/10 games in EU ranked. and that's a disadvantage, how teammates properly communicate. someone speaking spanish, turkish, germany, and no one speaking english
I think its to early to says which region is best. Only Champions would tell that. Besides that, many americans have winner mentality that many eu countries lack. This + previously experience is a huge boost. I think next year Europe will show what they got. For now, i rate NA and KR as strongest regions in the game
People play what they enjoy. Quake was declining since forever but Cooler and Rapha kept playing Quake until today when there's barely any players left OR WC3 players like MooN still competiting in WC3 even iof there's lacks of tournaments and viewership. As long as CS and it's events exists, there is no point in switching. The current form of CS is way healthier than it was when 1.6 was killed by GO in 2012
The environment surrounding Quake and WC3 back in the day with esports in nothing like the evironment today. You have universities that have Valorant teams in Europe now. CS and Valorant competing with each other is not anything like back in the day. Everything surrounding esports has changed, including how they get players.
Well the point I'm trying to make is players don't necessarily will move to another game even if there is much more money. They will play what they love.
There would be no quake scene today if that was true.
I'm not comparing the time periods, I'm talking about the present condition of Quake and WC3 which proves that money isn't everything. MooN could easily switch to lol or dota but he didn't, rapha can move to pubg or valorant as more money is there but he didn't. That's the point I'm trying to make.
What I am pointing out brother is that esports is looked at as more of a career now than a passion. Schools now have esports programs and talk about the opportunities it holds. People are looking to make a career out it. Passion factors in less than before. Only reason many CS pros haven't switched is because they are older and usually started younger on CS so they developed a passion for it. Younger generations are more inclined to think of it as a job or career than a passion. We are from from the days of regional LAN tournaments with 100 dollar prize pools. Hope this helps clarify.
I think it's good there's a lot of free space for newcomers to join Valorant, if these cs pros switch they willl occupy those spaces and limit them and raise the barrier of entry so younger players don't really have a chance in participating. Like can you imagine if all EU cs switch right now? All the pros would be out of jobs because there's huge influx of players coming in.
i dont see the problem its currently whats happening right now. all those pros are just cs/ow players. the current pros who are good enough will keep their jobs on tier 1/2 teams. if youre a new player and youre good you will get noticed and an opportunity the overall skill level will just increase.
like in real sports and life at the end of the day it comes down to money. if/when valorant teams are offering more money and better opportunities they will all switch. thats currently the case in NA and not EU. if youre in NA you either play for liquid/eg or have to move to EU and eg's future in NA isnt looking promising.
Can u speak more about 'being aware of the threat'? I'm pretty sure each region prepare for one another and study them carefully before any event. The only thing I can think about is that NA want to stay on top but don't u think that it's more up to the skill and experience that these players have in comparison to players from other regions?
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